Discoveries

Many Scientific researches were made during the time period of 1840-1950 by the great scientists.

The Researchers of the Bogomolets National Medical University made a large number of discoveries during the period of 1840- 1950. Some of the extraordinary scientific discoveries of the Bogomolets National Medical University are as follows-

1842

О. Walter was the first who proved scientifically the influence of sympathetic nerves on the blood vessels' tone.

1847

V.O.Karavaev was the first after M.I. Pyrogov who used ether narcosis.

V.К .Vysokovych was the first one to discover ability of some connective tissue cells to capture the microbes that were inserted in blood. It formed the basis of the scientist's doctrine on reticuloendothelial system.

1886

Following the initiative of N.A. Hrzhontsevskogo "Committee for public medical discussions at the Association of Kyiv Doctors" was established. "

1887

V.P. Obraztsov worked out the diagnostic methodology of deep sliding methodic palpation of abdominal cavity organs.

V.P. Obraztsov and M.D. Strazhesko were the first who gave the clinical description of thrombosis of coronary arteries of heart, thus providing the principles for the life-time diagnosis of myocardial infarction.

1911

D.К. Zabolotny was the first one to separate the culture of the plague causative agent from wild rodent tarbagan, thus confirming his hypothesis. The hypothesis states that the wild rodents (gophers, tarbagans) are carriers of plague microbe in nature. The scientist discovered the ways of bubonic and pneumonic plague transmission and proved curative effect of plague serum.

1912

І .О . Sikorsky established the Child Psychology Institute in Kyiv that was the first one in the world.

1924

О. V.Коrchak- Chepurkivsky worked out the diseases nomenclature in Ukrainian.